Latveria

Latveria is a fictional nation appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It is depicted within the storylines of the Marvel comic book titles as an isolated European country ruled by the fictional Overlord Doctor Doom, supposedly located in the Banat region. It is surrounded by the Carpathian Mountains, and is also bordered by Symkaria (Silver Sable's headquarters) to the south. Its capital is Doomstadt.

Publication history

Latveria first appeared in Fantastic Four Annual #2, published in 1964. Victor von Doom is the ruler of Latveria. Although he has been dethroned several times, Victor has invariably managed to return to his country's throne in a matter of months.

Victor also has a council that fully obeys him. In Fantastic Four #536 in 2006, he killed his own prime minister for claiming control of Latveria in his absence and threatened to kill two other ministers if they didn't find the landing site. of Thor's hammer.

Doctor Doom's style of rule can best be described as an absolute monarchy, as it was revealed that there is no legislature, and a minister bragged that 'Doctor Doom decides everything His minor whim is Latverian law!". Kingdom to keep an eye on its people and even has hidden weapons to prevent them from leaving without their consent. In one story, he is able to activate a force field around Latveria that prevents anyone from leaving, although it can apparently be a defense against a nuclear attack.

History

Latveria was formed from the annexed lands of southern Hungary centuries before, and possibly land from Serbia as well as Romania.

At some point, Doctor Doom had his army of Servo Guards invade Rotruvia, where he managed to annex it.

Latveria under the Fantastic Four

Due to Doom's commitments taking him away from Latveria, the monarch is often absent. After Doom's descent into Hell, the nation became a target for conquest by neighboring countries. This forced Reed Richards to take control of the country, attempting to drive the people out of Doom's domain, while at the same time disarming all of Doom's weaponry and technology, so if he ever returned, he would be without it again. In the process, Richards relocated Doom from Hell into a pocket dimension of his own design, and though Doom used his consciousness-shifting abilities to escape, the death of his host body apparently caused him to die as well, and the Fantastic Four fell apart. they withdrew from the country.

However, Doom survived and ruled Latveria for a time with a "puppet" and robotic executors.

Series of Takeovers

After the Fantastic Four left, the United States attempted to fill the void left by Doom by establishing a democracy for the nation. Countess Lucia von Bardas was elected Prime Minister. However, when it was revealed that von Bardas was employing the Tinkerer to use Doom's technology to arm various technology-based villains in the United States, the S.H.I.E.L.D. Nick Fury took action.

During Secret War, Fury and several superheroes invaded Latveria without permission from the United States government, and attempted to assassinate von Bardas. Although she survived, she was horribly disfigured and tried to destroy Fury and the heroes responsible. She was killed by S.H.I.E.L.D. Daisy Johnson as she tried to fly to New York in the armor of various villains that she used.

Disasters across the country

Much of Latveria was destroyed and the population severely reduced by an attack executed by the Marquis of Death (also known as "Dooms Master").

S.H.I.E.L.D., under the leadership of Iron Man and his team of US-sanctioned Avengers, invaded Latveria after discovering Doom's involvement (unwittingly) in the release of a symbiote virus in New York. The country was once again devastated and Doom was arrested for crimes against humanity.

Doom was released from prison due to the influence of H.A.M.M.E.R. director Norman Osborn. He restored his nation with the use of his time travel technology.

Avengers vs. X Men

During the Avengers vs. X-Men, Spider-Man fought a Juggernaut-powered Colossus here.

Statistics

The common geographic description of Latveria places it as a small nation, around the area where Hungary, Romania, and Serbia (Vojvodina) meet in real life. To the south in the Marvel universe is the nation of Symkaria, which is depicted as a benevolent constitutional monarchy in contrast to the dictatorship to the north. The capital city of Latveria is Doomstadt, formerly Hassenstadt, renamed when Doom seized power, located just north of the Kline River. The administrative center is Castle Doom.

• Population: 500,000 (this is an approximation as the government of Latveria has been fiercely reserved on its census activity)
• Type of government: dictatorship (Victor Von Doom prefers to call this a "imposed law")
• Languages: German, Hungarian, English, Latverian (local dialect, derived from Hungarian), Romanian.
• Ethnic groups: mixed European stirpe, Slavs, Roma, Greeks, possibly Bulgarians who emigrated to Banat during the Ottoman rule in Bulgaria.
• Main Business Centres: None
• Currency: Latveria Franc
• Holidays: Doom Day, Christmas, New Year (Note: Doom Day is an eclectic holiday, celebrated whenever Doom declares it. It is different from Doomsday and independent from Doomsday).
• Airports: the only airport in the country, Doomsport, is located on the outskirts of southern Doomstadt. It maintains two tracks and a modern terminal, but the flights to and from Doomsport are quite limited. There have been no scheduled flights from Latveria to countries in Western Europe or the United States, due to a combination of Latveria's bad economy, international embargoes and that no major airline has benefited in establishing a route to Latveria.

Cities and Towns

• Doomsburg -
• Doomsdale -
• Doomstadt - the capital of Latveria, which replaces the real Romanian city of Timișoara on the map. The "City of Perdition" (the suffix "-stadt" means "city" in German)
• Doomsvale -
• Doomton -
• Doomwood -
• Doomcity -

Points of Interest

• Jabalí Valley -
• Doom Castle - an old castle with modern technology, home to Victor Von Doom.
• Doom Citadel -
• Cynthia Von Doom Memorial Park -
• Doom Falls -
• Doom Island - although it is not part of Latveria, Doom Island is a private island, located somewhere near the coast of Japan and hidden from the world by an invisible shield. This island is where Doom keeps the mutant citizens of Latveria hidden and a legion of Doombot / Sentinel hybrids.
• Doomsport Airport - the only airport in Latveria, which is south of Doomstadt.
• Doomstadt Train Station -
• Doomstadt Rathauz -
• Doomwood Forest -
• Folding City -
• Lanzarini Temple -
• Heroic Andrew Boulevard -
• Kron Victory Swad -
• Latverian Academy of Sciences -
• South border of Latveria -
• Monument Park -
• Monte Sorcista - Here lives a demonic sorcerer named Pandemonia.
• Monte Victorum -
• Old Town of Doomstadt - It is located in Doomstadt and overlooks Doom Castle.
• St. Church of Blaise-
• St. Church of Saint Peter-
• Werner Academy -

Demographics

The population is made up of a mix of European and Roma peoples, in whose well-being Von Doom takes a particular interest. Victor Von Doom, being Roma, has declared the Roma a protected class and tries to shower them with benefits, however, due to Latveria's poor economy and oppressive rule, their lifestyles hardly dwarf other ethnicities, and the Roma they generally live in the same fear of their own government as their fellow Latverians.

Law Enforcement

Because it lacks a native superhero population, Latveria relies heavily on Dooms' sentinel robots called Doombots to maintain law and order. One of the few known Latverian superhumans is the Dreadknight, whom Doom himself created by punishing Dreadknight's alter ego for hoarding ideas of him. Since then, the Dreadknight has tried to get revenge on Doctor Doom, only to be thwarted by various superheroes. Aside from superhuman activity, the Latverian military appears to function in multiple capacities; in addition to being responsible for the defense of Latveria (or more accurately, keeping Victor Von Doom on the throne), they have been commissioned to make arrests and function as Latveria's secret police.

Economy

Much of Latveria's economy depends on the high-tech inventions of Doctor Doom. The country's official currency is the 'Latverian franc', because Doctor Doom refuses to join the European Union or adopt the euro. The Latverian franc is still considered reasonably strong against the US dollar.

Status

Latveria is generally described as a rural nation with a primitive economy and a population living a quasi-medieval lifestyle, probably imposed by Doom. Nonetheless, the state itself is consistently portrayed as a global superpower on par with or even surpassing any nation on Earth, including the United States, and rivaled only by countries like Wakanda. This is largely because Doom himself is a scientific genius of the highest order, not only possessing but actually inventing numerous technological marvels, including time travel and interdimensional travel, personally creating a highly sophisticated army of robots. of myriad designs and capabilities, and frequently taking possession of - or outright creating - various devices that could be classified as Weapons of Mass Destruction. Thus, even though the country is extremely small and economically backward, it is a powerhouse in military and technological terms, and therefore has a vastly disproportionate influence in world affairs relative to its size and GDP. Doom also proudly claims that the country is free from poverty, disease, famine, and crime and while the nation's citizens are shown to be oppressed and live in fear of their monarch, they are also shown to be relatively well cared for, for which as long as they don't cross Doom. Other occasions suggest that Doom is at the center of a self-propagating personality cult and is admired and adored by other segments of the population despite his mistreatment and is often shown to be at least a more stable and less corrupt ruler than anyone else. another Latverian leader who has replaced him.

Known inhabitants

• Doctor Doom - The current ruler of Latveria.
• Alexander Flynn - Dr. Doom's supposed mutant son and an unidentified Roma woman.
• Arturo Frazen - He was installed as Ambassador of Latveria during the temporary reign of Prince Zorba Fortunov.
• Baron Karl Hassen - He was the ruler of Latveria during the centuryXIV.
• Baron Karl Hassen III - He was part of Latveria's royalty at some point before Doctor Doom became Latveria's ruler.
• Boris - Doctor Doom's Zephyr since childhood and closest confidant.
• Count Sabbat - He was part of Latveria's royalty during the centuryXV.
• Christs Malachi - A member of Dr. Doom's Zefiro Gypsy clan. He played as a Gitano Zefiro Clan fortune.
• Cynthia Von Doom - Dr. Doom's mother.
• Daniel Kurtz - A former Dr. Doom classmate. He lost an eye during Victor's experiment that implied contacting his mother.
• Djordji Zindelo Hungaro - The mystic Zefiro who trained Cynthia Von Doom in mystical arts.
• Terrible Knight - A Latin scientist who had a cyber helmet in the form of a skull that Dr. Doom biologically merged into his head and developed a revenge against him.
• Editor - He was assigned the task of rewriting Latver's story to fit the vision of Doctor Doom's world.
• Fydor Gittrlsohn - One of Dr. Doom's leading scientists.
• Gert Hauptmann - One of the main scientists of Dr. Doom and brother of Gustav Hauptmann. His attempted betrayal led him to death at the hands of Dr. Doom.
• Gustav Hauptmann - One of Dr. Doom's leading scientists. He was a former Nazi who worked for Adolf Hitler and Red Cráneo. When the flamethrower Gustav was using to attack Mister Fantastic almost endangered his art collection, Doctor Doom reversed the sonic weapon he planned to use in the Fantastic Four and ended up using it to kill Gustav Hauptmann.
• Gustav von Kampen - A member of Dr. Doom's Zefiro Gypsy clan.
• Gustav van Erven - A Latverian refugee living in Brazil on the timeline Doctor Doom 2099.
• Hans Stutgart - A Latverian agent who lives in the United States.
• Jakob Gorzenk - He's a leading ambassador to the United States.
• King Rudolfo I - He ruled Latveria sometime before Doctor Doom became the ruler of Latveria.
• King Stefan - He ruled Latveria sometime before Doctor Doom became the ruler of Latveria.
• King Vladimir Vassily Gonereo Tristian Mangegi Fortunov - Latveria's tirnic ruler who was extremely hard on the gypsies who lived on the borders. He was killed by Dr. Doom.
• Kristoff Vernard - Doctor Doom's adoptive son. His mother was killed by a robot that was used by Prince Zorba Fortunov.
• Kroft family - A family of vampire hunters that existed since the centuryXVI until the centuryXIX.
  • Kurt Kroft -
  • Leo Kroft -
  • Oscar Kroft -
  • Pietro Kroft -
  • Stefan Kroft -
  • Wilhelm Kroft -
• Larin - A Tibetan monk who helped build Dr. Doom's first armor.
• Lucia von Bardas - The first minister of Latveria.
• Mengo Brothers - A couple of international mercenaries.
  • Grigori Mengochuzcraus -
  • Stanislaus Mengochuzcraus -
• Otto Kronsteig - One of Dr. Doom's leading scientists.
• Prince Rudolfo Fortunov - The former Crown Prince of Latveria before his family was overthrown by Dr. Doom.
• Prince Zorba Fortunov - The former prince of Latveria and Rudolph's brother. He once claimed Latveria's throne when the Fantastic Four had defeated Dr. Doom. With the help of the Fantastic Four, Doctor Doom was able to claim his throne.
• Robert Doom - Dr. Doom's distant cousin.
• Torvalt - A member of Dr. Doom's Zefiro Gypsy clan.
• Tristian de Sabbat - A member of Doctor Doom's inner circle responsible for sacred propaganda.
• Valeria - The teenage love of Dr. Doom's life that is Boris' granddaughter. Her life was sacrificed to the Three Haazareth (a group of demons) by Doctor Doom.
• Vlad Draasen - He was a member of Latveria's royalty during the centuryXV.
• Werner Von Doom - A talented physician from the Gypsy tribe Zefiro and father of Doctor Doom.

Other versions

King Loki

In the future depicted in Loki: Agent of Asgard, Doctor Doom discovers that Latveria was completely destroyed after King Loki destroyed Earth. Doom tries to prevent this future by imprisoning Loki from the present.

Marvel 1602

In the Marvel story 1602, Latveria is ruled by Count Otto von Doom, also known as Otto the Handsome. It is inhabited by mythical beings, and Latveria experiments with intricate clockwork mechanisms, one of which was used to kill Queen Elizabeth I of England. The native language seems to bear a strong resemblance to modern German.

Marvel 2099

In the alternate future called "Marvel 2099", various power struggles over the fate of Latveria end with most of the countrys population being destroyed by chemical weapons known as "necrotoxins".

Marvel Zombies

In the Marvel Zombies storyline, Latveria is one of humanity's last outposts, as Doctor Doom rounds up the fittest and most fertile of the surviving Latverians to send them to other dimensions. An army of super zombies besieged Castle Doom and eventually broke inside. Despite this and Doom himself being bitten, all the Latverian citizens successfully escaped.

Ultimate Marvel

Latveria was presented as a bankrupt peasant nation but thanks to Doctor Doom it became the 9th richest country on Earth. The townspeople wear the dragon of Doom tattoos, which incorporate microfibers that interact with the brain, acting as mind control devices. It is not clear where Latveria is located, but there are Belgian flags on display in the background in the featured image of Latveria.

In Ultimate Marvel Team-Up, Latveria was presented as an impoverished dictatorial theocracy, under the "holiness" of President Victor von Doom (wearing his traditional Marvel armor and cape). They tried, in collusion with the United States through Nick Fury, to steal Iron Man's technology from Tony Stark; this fails, partly due to Spider-Man's intervention. At some point, however, Doom declared a holy war on the United States, creating tensions between the two countries. This would be ignored and retconned in later Ultimate Marvel titles.

In other media

Television

• Latveria appears in the television series Fantastic Four of 1994.
• Latveria appears in the episode The Super Hero Squad Show, "Pedicure of Doom." Doctor Doom, MODOK and Abomination return to Doom Castle only to discover that Dr. Doom's mother, Cynthia "Coco" Von Doom, had made him a spa with the help of Chthon.
• Latveria is mentioned in the episode of Iron Man: Armored Adventures "The Might of Doom."
• Latveria appears in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, episode, "The Private War of Doctor Doom."
• Latveria appears in Ultimate Spider-Man, episode, "Doomed." Spider-Man, Power Man, Iron Fist, Nova and White Tiger are heading to Latveria to capture Doctor Doom as part of their plan to impress Nick Fury. The Latverian Embassy appears in the episode "Not a Toy" when Captain America's shield ends at the Embassy of Latveria and Spider-Man must work with Captain America to recover it before Doctor Doom can experiment with it.
• Latveria appears in Avengers Assemble "The Doomstroyer" episode. The Avengers are headed there where Doctor Doom has taken the Asgardian armor, the Destroyer.
• Latveria appears in the "Red Rover" episode of Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. Red Hulk, without knowing it, lets Dinosaur Devil fall in Latveria when he confused him with Transia. In the episodes of "Days of Future Smash", the embassy of Latveria is presented, where the Leader breaks it to steal one of the time belts to go back in time.

Movie

• In the movie Fantastic Four, Latveria is initially mentioned in reference to Victor Von Doom's past and described as "the old country", which possibly indicates his birth there. After "The End" appeared, Von Doom's incarcerated body is shown on board a boat destined for Latveria. Also during the scene where you first put your metal mask, you can see a plate that declares it as a gift to Doom by the people of Latveria.
• In the sequel Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver SurferDoom wakes up in his castle by the passage of Silver Surfer through Latveria. The name of the capital has changed from "Doomstadt" to "Hassenstadt", probably because Doom is simply a native of the country in this continuity, instead of its leader, as the previous film established him as a simple business-rich man.
• On the Advance of the Reboot 4 Fantastic of 2015, about 45 seconds after the trailer, an IP address was displayed in the lower left corner of the screen. That IP address leads to this article. In the film itself, it is shown that Latveria is the home country of Doom in a government report on him.

Video Games

• In the 1980 computer game, Accolade's ComicsThe protagonist Steve Keene receives tickets for the Latverian Ballet.
• In Spider-Man: The Game, a poster can be seen in the first-level advertising tourism in Latvania, a Latveria spelling error.
• Latveria is mentioned in the video game Spider-Man 2 when J. Jonah Jameson says that a Latverian diplomat is landing in the United Nations helicopter building, although circumstances force the player to lose sight of any such diplomat.
• In the video game Ultimate Spider-Man, it was reported that the Beetle entered the Embassy of Latveria after evading Spider-Man. In the special edition of the game, the player can see the concept of art that shows what happens to Scarab after his confrontation with Spider-Man. Fly to the embassy and climb to a throne, kneel down and present the Sand Man's vial to Doctor Doom in a plan to develop super soldiers for Latveria. Later in the game, you see the Green Goblin fleeing from the Embassy of Latveria.
• In Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, Doom Castle in Latveria is a level. If the player asks for Latveria to Vision, he mentions that there is hardly a crime there, since Dr. Doom's robots always patrol the country.
• Latveria appears in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2. The first part of the game is based on the story Secret War. Nick Fury takes the heroes to Latveria to deal with Lucia von Bardas after the president doesn't want to take action against his illegal activities.
• The Latverian Embassy appears in Marvel: Avengers Alliance.
• Latveria appears in Lego Marvel Super Heroes. The level "Doctor in the House" takes place in Castillo Doom.
• In Marvel Heroes, the player explores the city of doomstadt and also manages to explore the Doom Castle before a final confrontation in the Doom throne room.